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Taxon:
Centella asiatica
(L.) Urb.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Centella
Family:
Apiaceae
(alt. Umbelliferae)
Subfamily:
Mackinlayoideae
Nomen number:
9831
Place of publication:
C. F. P. von Martius, Fl. bras. 11(1):287, t. 78. 1879
Protologue link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/145455
Verified:
11/06/1985
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hydrocotyle asiatica
L.
No images
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute.
African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
URL:
http://www.kew.org/efloras/namesearch.do
Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto.
1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Centella+asiatica&quantity=1
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6 3:1259.
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Hara, H. et al.
1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds.
1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
Hnatiuk, R. J.
1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
Hokche, O. et al.
2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.hear.org/pier/index.html
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion.
2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
URL:
http://www2.darwin.edu.ar/Proyectos/FloraArgentina/FA.asp
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds.
1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Kala, C. P. et al.
2004. Prioritization of medicinal plants on the basis of available knowledge, existing practices and use value status in Uttaranchal, India. Biodivers. & Conservation 13:459.
URL:
http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/evolutionary+%26+developmental+biology/journal/10531
Kartesz, J. T.
1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds.
1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster.
1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Merrill, E. D.
1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
Muhkerjee, P. K.
1996. pers. comm.
Note:
re. common names
Mukherjee, P. K. & L. Constance.
1993. Umbelliferae (Apiaceae) of India
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Ohwi, J.
1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Padua, L. S. de et al., eds.
1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):190.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Peiris, K. H. S. & S. J. Kays.
1996. Asiatic Pennywort (
Centella asiatica
(L) Urb.): A little-known vegetable crop. HortTechnol. 6:13-18.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.
Plants of the East Caribbean online database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecflora.cavehill.uwi.edu/
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Common names
English
Asiatic pennywort –
Reference(s)
gotu kola –
Reference(s)
Indian pennywort –
Reference(s)
marsh pennywort –
Reference(s)
pennyweed –
Reference(s)
sheeprot –
Reference(s)
thankuni –
Reference(s)
French
écuelle d'eau –
Reference(s)
German
asiatisches Sumpfpfennigkraut –
Reference(s)
Japanese Rōmaji
tsubo-kusa –
Reference(s)
Spanish
hierba de clavo –
Reference(s)
sombrerito –
Reference(s)
Swedish
sallatsspikblad –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
ji xue cao –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Lesotho
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea-Bissau
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Sierra Leone
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Equatorial Guinea
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Anhui Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Fujian Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangdong Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hubei Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Hunan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Jiangsu Sheng
s.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Jiangxi Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Shaanxi Sheng
s.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Sichuan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Yunnan Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Zhejiang Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Korea
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Taiwan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bhutan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Nepal
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Sri Lanka
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Laos
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Vietnam
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Philippines
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Solomon Islands
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
New South Wales
e.
1
Native
Australasia
Australia
Australia
Queensland
1
Native
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Micronesia
1
Native
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Palau
1
Native
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
United States
Northern Mariana Islands
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Chile
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Paraguay
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Uruguay
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Cambodia
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Seychelles
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Armenia
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Azerbaijan
4
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Georgia
4
Naturalized
Europe
Northern Europe
Norway
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Pacific
South-Central Pacific
French Polynesia
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Galápagos
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
,
Equatorial Guinea
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Liberia
,
Mali
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Sierra Leone
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Lesotho
,
Namibia
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
[Anhui Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng (s.), Guangdong Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng (s.), Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu]
EASTERN ASIA:
Korea
,
Japan
,
Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bhutan
,
India
,
Sri Lanka
,
Nepal
,
Pakistan
PAPUASIA:
Solomon Islands
INDO-CHINA:
Laos
,
Myanmar
,
Thailand
,
Vietnam
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
,
Philippines
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
[New South Wales (e.), Queensland]
Pacific
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Micronesia
,
Palau
,
United States
[Northern Mariana Islands]
Southern America
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
,
Chile
,
Paraguay
,
Uruguay
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
INDO-CHINA:
Cambodia
Naturalized
Africa
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Madagascar
,
Seychelles
Asia-Temperate
CAUCASUS:
Armenia
,
Azerbaijan
,
Georgia
Europe
NORTHERN EUROPE:
Norway
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
French Polynesia
Southern America
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador
[Galápagos]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
vegetable
Peiris, K. H. S. & S. J. Kays.
1996. Asiatic Pennywort (
Centella asiatica
(L) Urb.): A little-known vegetable crop. HortTechnol. 6:13-18.
Medicines
source of asiaticoside
Padua, L. S. de et al., eds.
1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):190.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Medicines
source of asiaticoside
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
source of asiaticoside
Kala, C. P. et al.
2004. Prioritization of medicinal plants on the basis of available knowledge, existing practices and use value status in Uttaranchal, India. Biodivers. & Conservation 13:459.
URL:
http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/evolutionary+%26+developmental+biology/journal/10531
Medicines
source of asiaticoside
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicines
source of asiaticoside
Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto.
1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
Name
References